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Novels, 1903-1911, Henry James

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  • "This volume, the sixth and final in The Library of America's edition of the complete novels of Henry James, brings together two masterpieces of his extraordinary late period--The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904)--as well as his last extended narrative work, The Outcry (1911), a short comic novel of social manners
  • "The idea for The Ambassadors came from James's friend William Dean Howells, who told of having given advice to a friend in France: 'You have time. You are young. Live!' In James's novel, a conscientious American, Lambert Strether, travels to Paris to convince Chad Newsome, the son of a friend, to return home and take charge of family business matters. Strether finds Newsome significantly altered--mature and sophisticated, and with a mistress. Strether himself eventually succumbs to the charms of the Old World and gives up his mission. Although others arrive from America to attempt to lure Newsome home, only the older man recognizes the true nature of the young man's transformation
  • "James described The Golden Bowl as 'the most done of my productions--the most composed and constructed and completed.' In the novel an American woman, Maggie Verver, marries an Italian prince, while her wealthy father marries Maggie's girlhood friend, Charlotte Stant--neither Verver being aware that the Prince and Charlotte have been (and possibly continue to be) lovers. Maggie's eventual discovery of the nature of that relationship provides the basis for an exploration of the fragility and strength of human ties and further develops what James once called that 'complex fate, being an American.' This volume prints the New York Edition texts of The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl, which include the prefaces that James wrote for each work as well as the illustrations he commissioned from photographer Alvin Langdon Coburn
  • "The Outcry, James's last completed novel, is a crisp and witty comedy of manners adapted from an unproduced stage play he had written in 1909. Its light plot serves as a platform for a more serious discussion of the ethics of art collecting
  • "Included as an appendix is 'The Married Son, ' the chapter James contributed to The Whole Family (1908), a multi-author novel conceived by Howells and portraying a fractious family whose struggles mirror the frustrated collaborative efforts of the book's twelve contributors."--Publisher description from jacket flaps
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1197 pages
Note
"Ross Posnock is the editor of this volume"--P. facing t.p. verso
Contents
  • The ambassadors
  • The golden bowl
  • The outcry
  • Appendix:
  • The married son
Isbn
9781598530919
Instance
Label
Novels, 1903-1911
Title
Novels, 1903-1911
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Henry James
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Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "This volume, the sixth and final in The Library of America's edition of the complete novels of Henry James, brings together two masterpieces of his extraordinary late period--The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904)--as well as his last extended narrative work, The Outcry (1911), a short comic novel of social manners
  • "The idea for The Ambassadors came from James's friend William Dean Howells, who told of having given advice to a friend in France: 'You have time. You are young. Live!' In James's novel, a conscientious American, Lambert Strether, travels to Paris to convince Chad Newsome, the son of a friend, to return home and take charge of family business matters. Strether finds Newsome significantly altered--mature and sophisticated, and with a mistress. Strether himself eventually succumbs to the charms of the Old World and gives up his mission. Although others arrive from America to attempt to lure Newsome home, only the older man recognizes the true nature of the young man's transformation
  • "James described The Golden Bowl as 'the most done of my productions--the most composed and constructed and completed.' In the novel an American woman, Maggie Verver, marries an Italian prince, while her wealthy father marries Maggie's girlhood friend, Charlotte Stant--neither Verver being aware that the Prince and Charlotte have been (and possibly continue to be) lovers. Maggie's eventual discovery of the nature of that relationship provides the basis for an exploration of the fragility and strength of human ties and further develops what James once called that 'complex fate, being an American.' This volume prints the New York Edition texts of The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl, which include the prefaces that James wrote for each work as well as the illustrations he commissioned from photographer Alvin Langdon Coburn
  • "The Outcry, James's last completed novel, is a crisp and witty comedy of manners adapted from an unproduced stage play he had written in 1909. Its light plot serves as a platform for a more serious discussion of the ethics of art collecting
  • "Included as an appendix is 'The Married Son, ' the chapter James contributed to The Whole Family (1908), a multi-author novel conceived by Howells and portraying a fractious family whose struggles mirror the frustrated collaborative efforts of the book's twelve contributors."--Publisher description from jacket flaps
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1843-1916
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James, Henry
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS2112
LC item number
2010
Literary form
fiction
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  • 1843-1916
  • 1843-1916
  • 1843-1916
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  • Posnock, Ross
  • James, Henry
  • James, Henry
  • James, Henry
Series statement
Library of America
Series volume
215
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  • Americans
  • Art
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Americans
  • Adultery
  • Painting
  • Painting
  • Art historians
  • Art dealers
  • Paris (France)
  • England
Label
Novels, 1903-1911, Henry James
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Publication
Note
"Ross Posnock is the editor of this volume"--P. facing t.p. verso
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The ambassadors
  • The golden bowl
  • The outcry
  • Appendix:
  • The married son
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
1197 pages
Isbn
9781598530919
Lccn
2010929902
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)644665251
  • (OCoLC)ocn644665251
Label
Novels, 1903-1911, Henry James
Publication
Note
"Ross Posnock is the editor of this volume"--P. facing t.p. verso
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The ambassadors
  • The golden bowl
  • The outcry
  • Appendix:
  • The married son
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
1197 pages
Isbn
9781598530919
Lccn
2010929902
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)644665251
  • (OCoLC)ocn644665251

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